Trump-Russia Steele dossier source acquitted of lying to FBI
Posted on AllSides October 19th, 2022
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A Russian analyst who worked on a discredited dossier linking Donald Trump to Russia has been found not guilty of lying to the FBI.
The Department of Justice charged Igor Danchenko, 43, as part of a probe into the FBI's inquiry into whether Mr Trump colluded with Russia to win in 2016.
The so-called Steele dossier was used by the FBI to obtain surveillance warrants on a top Trump aide.
Mr Danchenko was accused of lying to agents about the dossier's sources.
Special counsel John Durham, who brought the charges,...
